Habibie Tech Fest 2021 resulting Three Winners with Successful Optimization of Artificial Intelligence as a Solution

Habibie Tech Fest is Orbit Future Academy's flagship annual program. Before 2021, the name of this event was Habibie Festival, and intended for audiences of all ages, particularly those who are interested in science and technology.

Before 2021, Habibie Festival was attended by a total of 770 participants, 350,000 visitors, in four cities of Jakarta, Bandung, Solo, and Batam. The coverage of this event reached out more than 80 million Indonesian audiences and viewers worldwide.

The name of this grand event is modified to Habibie Tech Fest in 2021, and held completely online to comply with health protocols due to the pandemic.

Sachin V. Gopalan as Co-Founder and President Director of Orbit Future Academy stated that the focus of this event has also been transformed, from initially being aimed at the general public of all ages to those with great interest and competence to develop further Artificial Intelligence programming technology; to simplify, solve, or prevent life's problems.

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In his opening speech, Nalin Kumar Singh as Co-Founder and CEO of Orbit Future Academy explained that the world and all spheres of life are now focusing on technology & Artificial Intelligence since they have been proven to be effective, efficient, accurate, consistent, and inexpensive in solving many problems in our life.

Artificial Intelligence has also proven to be a bridge for corporate financial efficiency in various industries, without involving too much of a human role. Artificial Intelligence is proven to be able to lower the portion of the inherent shortage of humans as a workforce, in order to have more business organizations are able to enjoy significant progress without having to be involved with complex employment issues, various organizational dramas, and other institutional problems related to the fundamentals of human character.

In conjunction with Mother's Day, December 22, 2021, Habibie Tech Fest 2021 has successfully demonstrated the latest technological innovations by Indonesian youth, with artificial intelligence (AI) as the development backbone.

There are 16 finalists who are successfully selected in Habibie Tech Fest, they are:

1. Widi Afandi: Dek Buha (Bullying & Hate Speech Detection) – Pekalongan
2. Eric Julianto: Door Lock System by Face Recognition - Jakarta
3. Muhammad Alif Ramadhan: Retection App - Karawang, Jawa Barat
4. Bryan Tjandra: AI Virtual Partner – Jakarta
5. Feri Irawansyah: ELLIE Virtual Assistant - Pekalongan-Jawa Tengah
6. Unggul Prabowo, Mario Djorgie Cody, Hendriki, M. Ghifari Candrabayu, Obrin Trianda: Deep Learning for Nickel Deposit Exploration at PT. GPM Blok X - Daerah Istimewa Yogyakarta
7. Galih Ridho Utomo: VAII (Artificial Intelligence in Vehicle Accidents) - Tangerang, Banten
8. Muhammad Rifki Muchtar: IFYA (Informasi Faktual Berdasarkan Yurisprudensi AI) - Tangerang Selatan, Banten
9. Muhammad Amin: Final Grades Predictor - Banjarmasin - Kalimantan Selatan
10. Joanito Agili Lopo: Penerjemah Bahasa Daerah (Regional / Traditional Language Translator) - Soe - Nusa Tenggara Timur
11. Khansa Fasya Azzahra, Rizqi Khoeruzzaman, Fariz Fadila: Tegal Tour Assistant - Tegal, Jawa Tengah
12. Wahyuni Zefannya B. Sitanggang: Flonary (Flora Dictionary) - Duri, Riau
13. Muhammad Ikhwan Khalid Nasution: Jagungku (Corn Disease Classification Apps) - Medan, Sumatera Utara
14. Fauzan: ASIK Discipline
15. Mochammad Galang Rivaldo, Sani Sasabila Ramaniya, Tri Mustikoh, Putri Azmaul Uzna, Rahmayana Ruslan: Oh Dance Apps - Batang, Jawa Tengah
16. Riri Kurniawan: GODAH (Gojek Daerah / Regional Gojek) -?Gowa, Sulawesi Selatan

After a strict judging session, the jury panel select the three final winners, they are:

• Unggul Prabowo, Mario Djorgie Cody, Hendriki, M. Ghifari Candrabayu, Obrin Trianda: Deep Learning for Nickel Deposit Exploration at PT. GPM Blok X - Daerah Istimewa Yogyakarta
• Muhammad Ikhwan Khalid Nasution: Jagungku (Corn Disease Classification Apps) - Medan, Sumatera Utara
• Widi Afandi: Dek Buha (Bullying & Hate Speech Detection) - Pekalongan

One important note from Habibie Tech Fest 2021 is to be able to build Artificial Intelligence algorithms & logic, a pure IT practitioner or Programmer background is no longer absolutely necessary. The 16 finalists of Habibie Tech Fest are having various disciplines or professional backgrounds ranging from hospitality, economics, and many others.

Thanks to technological advancement that have managed to decentralize and democratize artificial intelligence for everyone without exception. In the future, there will be more applications of appropriate technology that can really improve our degree, dignity, and glory as human beings.

It's just how we respond to and utilize this technology because in fact, technology itself is neutral & value-free. It is humans who place value and importance in their created technology.

Also, we would like to express our deepest gratitude to the Panel of Jury, Habibie Tech Fest 2021, namely:

1. Dr. Ing. Ilham Akbar Habibie, Dipl. Ing., M.B.A (Co-Founder & President Commissioner - Orbit Future Academy)
2. Prof. Ir. Nizam, M.Sc., DIC, Ph.D., IPU, Asean Eng. (Director General of Higher Education - Ministry of Education and Culture RI)
3. Sachin V. Gopalan (Co-Founder & President Director - Orbit Future Academy)
4. Nalin Kumar Singh (Co-Founder & Chief Executive Officer - Orbit Future Academy)
5. Sunil Girdhar (Chief Technology Officer - Orbit Future Academy)

Highest appreciation to all parties who have made Habibie Tech Fest 2021 a successful big year-end event of 2021. Our biggest hope that Habibie Tech Fest 2022 will be more rousing, have a bigger and wider impact, and followed by more diverse participants and technological works.

Orbit Future Academy is proud and determined in welcoming Indonesia's future along with the collaborative support of many world-class technology partners to build up the common goal of Indonesia through technology and Artificial Intelligence.